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A lot of AI discourse masks the fact that it is the result of a series of policy choices. Despite the government evoking Margaret Thatcher’s infamous “there is no alternative,” we do have a choice. And we should be serious about what that choice is.
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Resource Economics Project (BC)
Investing causes of social and environmental insecurity in resource-dependent communities
The B.C. Office’s Resource Economics Project is a special research desk staffed by award-winning journalist and researcher Ben Parfitt. This environmental justice initiative looks into the causes of economic and social insecurity in B.C.’s resource-dependent communities. It offers policy solutions aimed at meeting the joint challenges of environmental sustainability, jobs and social justice.
In February 2025, the CCPA closed its BC Office. However, most of the people formerly associated with the BC Office are continuing their work at a new organization—BC Policy Solutions. An amicable separation agreement has been reached between the two organizations, and we encourage people to continue to support the good work of both the CCPA and BC Policy Solutions. The CCPA continues to ensure the voices and concerns of British Columbians are included in its national independent research, analysis and expertise and BC Policy Solutions continues to support the CCPA’s important research work on issues affecting all Canadians.
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Study cuts through confusion about education funding [Jan 2004]
Per-pupil funding continues downward trend CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) Real per-student funding for public education in BC has been dropping over…
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Memo to the new Education Minister: Restore Funding [Jan 2004]
BC’s new Education Minister will have a lot on his plate in the short lead-up to the 2004 provincial budget. Many are hoping that Mr.…
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CCPA and SFU win prestigious research grant
Project involving university and community researchers to study economic security in BC (Vancouver) The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (BC) and Simon Fraser University are…
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BC Government should not cave in to private clinics
It hasn’t been often that we at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives have found occasion to applaud the BC government for one of its…
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BC’s social contract is being dismantled in revolutionary ways
With some recent privatization reversals, a number of business leaders and free market fundamentalists are concerned that the BC Liberals are backing away from the…
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BC’s incredible shrinking Environment Minister
Joyce Murray — BC’s Minister of the “Environment” (formally Water, Land and Air Protection) — does not seem to wield a whole lot of power…
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The ticking time bomb of BC’s welfare time limits
Of all the changes the BC government has made to social assistance, the most radical is the introduction of welfare time limits. The rule kicked-in…
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Leaked numbers sound alarm on welfare time limits
The clock is ticking on BC’s new welfare time limits, and as the reality of the looming social crisis sinks in, people are getting nervous.…
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Cruise ship industry not a panacea for port cities
Study says industry growth will slow, governments should be realistic about economic expectations (Halifax) A report released by the CCPA today finds that Canadian ports…
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Charting A Course
The Cruise Industry, the Government of Canada, and Purposeful Development Download 239.86 KB45 pages
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Greenhouses and fish farms
The province undermines local control What do greenhouses in Delta and fish farms on the coast have in common? In both cases, the provincial government…
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Competition Policy in the WTO and FTAA
A Trojan Horse for International Trade Negotiations? Download 415.2 KB33 pages
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